A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, a combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable, about two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York.
Chala, is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life to by a conjurer who dabbles.
An immigrant tale that combines elements of Jewish and Arab folk mythology, Helene Wecker \'s sparkling debut novel tells the story of two supernatural creatures who arrive separately in New York in 1899.
A marvelous and absorbing debut novel, a combination of vivid historical fiction and magical fable, about two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York